ASOMSTTI 2010-12-7 02:41
British and American terms 3
[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]British and American English often spell the same word differently, for example: labour/labor, enthrall/enthral, or centre/center. You can find out more about these differences [/color][/size][/font][url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/page/spellingbritamericanspell/british-and-american-spelling][color=windowtext][font=Times New Roman][size=3]here[/size][/font][/color][/url][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]. [/font][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]There are also many cases in which the two varieties of English use different terms to describe the same thing. Here’s a list of various British words and expressions together with their American equivalents.[/font][/color][/size]
[table][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]candyfloss[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cotton candy[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]car park[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]parking lot[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]casualty[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]emergency room[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]catapult[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]slingshot[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]central reservation[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]median strip[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]chemist[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]drugstore[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]chips[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]French fries[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cinema[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]movie theater; the movies[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cling film[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]plastic wrap[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]common seal[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]harbor seal[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]consumer durables[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]durable goods[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cornflour[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cornstarch[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cos (lettuce)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]Romaine[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cot[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]crib[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cot death[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]crib death[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cotton bud[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cotton swab[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cotton wool[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]absorbent cotton[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]council estate[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman](housing) project[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]courgette[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]zucchini[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]court card[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]face card[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]crash barrier[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]guardrail[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]crisps[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]chips; potato chips[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]crocodile clip[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]alligator clip[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cross-ply[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bias-ply[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]crotchet (music)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]quarter note[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]current account[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]checking account[/font][/color][/size]
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